Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “You can't make socialists out of individualists. Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming where everyone is interdependent.” ~ Rosalie M. Gordon American authorSource: 'What Happened to Our Schools?' (1956) writing about John Dewey's attitude towards progressive education.The quote is popularly attributed to John Dewey himself.